Labour's Treaty time limits bogus

Rodney Hide
Thursday, 4 August 2005
Press Releases - Treaty of Waitangi & Maori Affairs

ACT Leader Rodney Hide said today that voters won't be fooled by Labour's Clayton's time limits for Treaty settlements.

"Labour's time limits are elastic - not hard and fast.

"And they only apply to historical claims. That leaves the grievance industry door wide open to new and fanciful claims as Labour declares the Treaty a living and breathing document capable of continuous interpretation and re-interpretation.

"What New Zealanders want is an end to the Treaty grievance industry. Full Stop. Labour isn't going to give it to them. ACT will.

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